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Hello, my name is Jen. I have recently taken a hospice travel position as an admit nurse. I am not new to hospice, just the admissions process. I have learned a lot in these past few weeks (slightly overwhelming). If anyone here in this forum has had admissions experience or is currently working as an admit nurse I would appreciate any feedback and advice. Thank you. Jen:welcome:

I think it would be ok for you to start out with hospice as a new graduate. It is true though that you really should get general nursing experiences before that though. I have only been a nurse for 4 years and the first 2.5 years I was on med surg. I am now a hospice travel nurse. The experiences I gathered from med surg have helped me become more secure in my assessment skills. I love hospice!!! I am glad you do as well. It is truly rewarding! Pray about it and work hard! Maybe you could do hospice prn and med surg for a while and then go straight into hospice. Just an idea! Good luck to you!!! Jen

NursesRmofun, you said it! The job of the nurse in the units is actually like 10 jobs, and nursing is maybe 10% of it.

New Travel Nurse -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Good afternoon fellow nurses, My roomate and I are going to be taking our first travel nursing job in California here within the next week and a half. My roomate is an OR nurse and I have done Med Surg for approx. 1.5 years. She has done OR nursing for 2 years. I haven't been with med surg nursing since Feb because I tried the OR and decided that I missed the energies and people contacts of the floor. My roomate is very good at the OR. I am concerned that I might not "cut it" when I get out there to their med surg unit. I am a hard worker though. I read the personality post about the travel nurse and I am getting a little nervous. I am good with people and am very organized. What if I am not the best med surg nurse???? With this nursing shortage and all, can I still complete this assignment??????? I guess I am looking for people to let me know things about their experiences and give me some encouragement, advice, whatever. I appreciate it!! This BB is great! Thanks, Jen __________________ My Boss is a Jewish Carpenter :-)

Good afternoon fellow nurses, My roomate and I are going to be taking our first travel nursing job in California here within the next week and a half. My roomate is an OR nurse and I have done Med Surg for approx. 1.5 years. She has done OR nursing for 2 years. :) I haven't been with med surg nursing since Feb because I tried the OR and decided that I missed the energies and people contacts of the floor. My roomate is very good at the OR. I am concerned that I might not "cut it" when I get out there to their med surg unit. I am a hard worker though. I read the personality post about the travel nurse and I am getting a little nervous. I am good with people and am very organized. What if I am not the best med surg nurse???? With this nursing shortage and all, can I still complete this assignment??????? I guess I am looking for people to let me know things about their experiences and give me some encouragement, advice, whatever. I appreciate it!! This BB is great! Thanks, Jen

Hey Guys! Trying to stay somewhat awake here! I am working the night shift and it is so much slower than days. This is my first night shift. It is better in some respects than days. How do you guys like night shift?